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Letters Patent No. 63,621, dated April 9, 1867.

IMPROVD CURTAIN FIXTURE.

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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONGERN: i

Be it known that I, EDWARDVDOEN, of New Britain, county of VHartford,and State of Gonneeticut, have invented certain new and usefulimprovement in Curtain Brackets; and to enable others skilled in the artto make and use, I will proceed to describe the same by referring to thedrawings, in which the same letters indicate like part-s in each of theiignres.

The nature of this improvement will be understood from thegspecicationand drawings, the object of which is, first, to provide a knob (whichusually has a pnlley attached thereto) of such material as of itselfwill form a smooth surface without any extra labor, as glass, porcelain,Ste., which will allow the cord to move freely over its surface, therebysaving the cost of labor and material for said -pnlley and second, inproviding abutton prong or hook which projects one or both ways from itsfastening-screw or pin, which serves tokeep the curtain cord in place,or for a festoon hook (one or both) as may be desirable. The plate, withits ratchet, is much like those no'w in common use. In the accompanyingdrawings-` Eignre l is a face view.

Figuren? is a back side view.

Figure 3 is a sectional side view of gs. l and 2.

Figure 4 is a View of a two-prong knob.

a is the holding-plate, which is secured to the casing, having aratchet, b, (formed on either side of the I opening 0,) ar theequivalent device-thereof for holding the button eZ in its proper place.l is a prong, hook, button, or knob, made of glass, porcelain, o1' othermaterial, whose surface becomes smooth by the act of forming it, or bythe inherent nature of the material from which it is formed. This hookor prong knob d is attached to a clutch, e, by means of a pin or bolt,g, by means of which the knob and clutch CZ are moved from o nc point toanother. By lifting and pulling the knob the glass or porcelain prong orprongs of the knob (Z serve to proteet the curtain cord from wearing orAfrom becoming detached therefrom, and will also serve for the purpose ofa festoon hook, thus greatly adding to the symmetrical appearance of thebracket, and rendering it at the same time more desirable and useful asan article of manufacture and trade. i

I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and advantage ofthis improvement so as to enable others skilled in the` art to make thesame therefrom.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-eThe combination of the glass or porcelainl festoon prong knob d, withthe ratchet or holding-plate b, as and for the purpose specified.

EDWARD DOEN. [santi Witnesses:

ANNIE STONE, JEREMY W. Brass.

